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TOWN REPORT NEW SALEM, HAMPSHIRE CanobieLake WaterTreatmentFacility Online-July18,1995 1995 TOWN SALEM of NEW HAMPSHIRE Town Report 1995 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Boston Library Consortium IVIember Libraries http://www.archive.org/details/annualreportofto1995sale TABLE OF CONTENTS TOWNOFFICERS "^'^ TOWNBOARDS,COMMITTEES &COMMISSIONS BoardofSelectmen ^ BudgetCommittee g" Conservation Commission ^^ CouncilonAging HousingAuthority 1^^1 1^Q^ KelleyLibraryBoardofTrustees 14 KelleyLibraryDirector'sReport 15 KelleyLibraryTreasurer'sReport 16 KelleyLibrary Statistics I'^'l^ HistoricalMuseumCommittee 19 PlanningBoard 20-21 RecreationAdvisoryCommittee 22 TrusteesoftheTrustFunds 23-27 ZoningBoardofAdjustment 28 TOWNDEPARTMENTSANDSALEMDISTRICTCOURT TownManager ^^ -11 AssessingDepartment -'^ BuildingDepartment 31-32 EngineeringDepartment 32 FinanceDepartment 33 FireDepartment 33-39 HealthDepartment 39-40 HumanResourcesDepartment 40 HumanServicesDepartment 41-42 InformationServicesDepartment 42-43 PlanningDepartment 44 PoliceDepartment 45-46 PublicWorksDepartment 46-49 RecreationDepartment 49-50 SalemSeniorCenter 50-51 52-54 TaxCollector TownClerk 55-56 SalemDistrictCourt 56 FINANCIALREPORTS Auditor'sReport 58-61 StatementofAppropriation 62 StatementofExpenditures 63 ComparativeStatementofAppropriations 64 StatementofReceipts 65 ComparativeStatementofReceipts 66 TaxesAssessed 67 SpecialFunds 68-69 StatementofTownDebt 70 1995BALLOTRESULTSANDAPPROVEDARTICLES 72-75 -3 TOWN OFFICERS 1995 ELECTEDOFFICIALS TERMEXPIRES APPOINTEDOFFICL^LS TERMEXPIRES Selectmen-ThreeYearterms ConservationCommission-ThreeYearTerms EverettP.McBride,Jr.,Chairman 1996 MichaelJ.Lyons,Chairman 1998 RobertL.Ellis, Vice-Chairman 1997 WilliamBradford 1997 GeorgeP.Jones,III,Secretary 1997 ThomasCampbell 1997 RobertJ.Campbell 1996 DorisLevesque 1996 SandraP.Roulston 1998 EarlMerrow 1996 WilliamSchultz 1998 TownClerk-ThreeYearTerm ThoxaasAitWo,Alternate 1997 BarbaraLessard 1996 TheodoreHatem,Alternate 1996 GeorgeP.Jones,III,SelectmenRep. TaxCollector-ThreeYearTerm RossA.Moldoff,PlanningDirector,StaffRep. JacquelineGucciardi 1996 CouncilonAging-ThreeYearTerms Treasurer-ThreeYearTerm DelbertDowning,Chairman 1997 CherylBolouk 1996 ShirleyBennett 1997 RobertCastricone 1998 Moderator-TwoYearTerm EthelFairweather 1998 LaurenceBelair 1996 PatKeegan 1996 GlenLavallee 1997 LibraryTrustees-ThreeYearTerms VictorMailloux 1998 RosemarieHartnett,Chairman 1997 SandraMerrill 1996 CarolMiller 1998 StephanieMicklon 1998 RichardO'Shaughnessy 1996 AnnSt.Hilaire 1996 SandraP.Roulston,SelectmenRep. Library(AppointedbyTrustees) SallySweet,ElderlyCoordinator,StaffRep. EleanorStrang,Director FairHearingCommittee,ThreeYearTerms SupervisorsoftheCheckList-SixYearTerms EthelFairweather 1997 JaniceHabib 1996 ColettaGinnard 1997 SheilaMurray 1998 AnnePriestley 1997 JoanSabatini 2000 RobertLoranger, WelfareAdmin.,StaffRep. BudgetCommittee-ThreeYearTerms HighwaySafetyCommittee-OpenTerms EarlMerrow,Chairman 1996 StephenMacKinnon,PoliceChief StephenCampbell 1997 AlanGould,PoliceCaptain, Chairman HarleyFeatherston 1998 RobertStanley,PoliceSafetyOfficer RolandMaher 1996 JohnNadeau,FireChief WilliamRudd 1997 GeorgeSealy,Public WorksDirector BrendaSack 1998 RobertL.Ellis,SelectmenRep. BernardCampbell,SchoolBoardRep. FredKruse,AlternateSchoolBrd.Rep. HistoricDistrictCommission-ThreeYearTerms GeorgeP.Jones,III,SelectmenRep. LouiseAckerman,C/jflzrwaw 1997 RobertL.Ellis,Alt.SelectmenRep. EdithDesrosiers 1997 BeverlyGlynn 1996 TrusteesoftheTrustFunds-ThreeYearTerms CarolMcShane 1997 HarleyFeatherston,C/!a/rma« 1998 DonnaSmith 1998 ThomasEden 1996 SandraP.Roulston,SelectmenRep. TerrenceGerlich 1997 -4- •OINTEDOFFICIALS TERMEXPIRES TownDepartments/staff(cont.) TownDepartments/Staff(Cont.) InformationServices Recreation JohnBernard,InformationServicesManager JulieKamal,RecreationCoordinator KarenLandry EstherLucey BrianClapp TaxCoUector Planning JacquelineGucciardi,TaxCollector RossA.Moldoff,PlanningDirector PatriciaCarter,DeputyTaxCollector LydiaFortier JacquelineDelaney ToniSullivan Police StephenMacKinnon,ChiefofPolice TownClerk JohnBoudreau,Captain BarbaraLessard,TownClerk AlanGould,Captain MaryFawcett,DeputyTownClerk JoyceCrocco GailWatts RuthHayes PublicWorks BarbaraLaPointe GeorgeSealy,DirectorofPublicWorks WilliamDuma,OperationsSuperintendent RobertDennis,Supt.Parks&Properties DistrictCourt DanielPacheco,Supt. Utilities PaulWeed,AnimalControlOfficer RobertD.Marshall,Justice AliceLaValley UrvilleJ.Beaumont,SpecialJustice MichaelE.Jones,SpecialJustice Purchasing DavidS.Wajda,ClerkofCourt MarilynPearson,PurchasingCoordinator NaomiM.Ireland,DeputyClerk BradMulheam,YouthOfficer SeniorCitizensCenter SallySweet,SeniorCitizensCoordinator FrancesBerube LoisKurgan HarrietteHersey,Fed. GreenThumbProgram Sis.RachelDumont,Fed. GreenThumbProgram 6- Reports from. TOWN BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -7- BOARD OF SELECTMEN Standing:SandraP.Roulston,RobertJ. Campbell, GeorgeP.Jones,III; Seated:RobertL.Ellis,EverettP.McBride,Jr., Chairman TheBoardofSelectmenachievedmanymajoraccomplishmentsin1995. ThefirstmajordecisionoftheBoardwastohireanew townmanager,whichbecamevacantinOctober1994. FormerSelectmanDavidTiltonacceptedtheappointmentasInterimTown Manager,whiletheBoardofSelectmenbeganitsearchforapermanenttownmanger. ThesearchendedinApril 1995withthe appointmentofStephenDalyasTownManager. ThiswasthemostimportantdecisionoftheBoardofSelectmenin1995. The BoardwouldliketothankformerSelectmanTiltonforhisdedicatedserviceasInterimTownManager. ThedecisiontohaveamemberoftheBoardofSelectmensititoncontractnegotiationsprovedtobeverypositive. Forthefirst timeinmanyyears,theBoardhadcontractsinhandwithalloftheunionspriortothe 1995TownMeeting. Againin1996all oftheunioncontractshavebeensignedandarticlespreparedwiththedollarimpactfortheTownMeetingWarrant. Inthecase ofthePoliceUnionContract,therewassignificantpositivemovementincontractlanguage. 1995sawmanylongtermcapitalprojectscompleted;someoftheseprojectsbeganasearlyasthe 1993TownMeeting. Oneof theseprojectswasthewatertreatmentplantatCanobieLake. The 1993and 1994annualtownmeetingsapprovedfundingof $300,000forthedesignofthewatertreatmentplant,and$4.5milliondollarsfortheconstructionofthewatertreatmentplant, respectively. InAugust1995thewatertreatmentplantwascompletedandapublicdedicationtookplace. Itshouldbenotedthat thetotalcostofthedesignandconstructionofthewatertreatmentplantwas$250,000underbudgetatatotalcostof$4,250,000 ratherthantheprojected$4,500,000. Therecyclingdebatethatbeganin1993endedattheMarch1995TownMeetingwithavotetobuildatrashtransfer/recycling facilityonthesiteofthecurrenttransferstation. Thetrashtransfer/recyclingfacilitybecameoperationalonJanuary15, 1996, just10monthsafterthe 1995TownMeetingvotetogoforward. TheMarch1995AnnualTownMeetingapprovedtheftmdingtoconstructasaltshedandcoldstoragebuilding. Thisprojectwas completedinOctober1995ontimeandwithinbudget. Athirdambulancewaspurchasedaspartofthethree-yearprogramto replacethreeoftheFireDepartment'sambulances. Thisambulanceisafarsuperiorpieceofequipmentandisduetoarrivesoon. TheissuethathasconsumedmostoftheBoardofSelectmen'stimein1995andwillcontinueinto 1996isthewatercrisis. The BoardhasworkedlongandharddevelopingplanstopresenttotheTownMeetinginMarch. WehopeyouwillattendtheAnnual TownMeetingElectiononMarch12, 1996andthedeliberativesessiononMarch16, 1996. Itisessentialthatyou,ascitizens, participateinthedecisionmakingprocessofallimportantissues. Respectfullysubmitted, BoardofSelectmen